The study groups are informal meetings with like-minded early childhood educators that are keen to develop deeper understanding of the emergent curriculum and principles of the Reggio Emilia approach.

Educators will visit different Reggio-inspired early-years centres, meet with with educators at the host centres, engage in dialogue with fellow educators and participate in group sharing & discussion sessions facilitated by the study group leader.

Spots are available on a daily basis up to 3 days. Early registration is advised in order to secure a seat in the study group. You can sign up for any number of places subject to availability of places.

"Your life as a teacher begins the day you realize that you are always a learner."

Robert John Meehan

Topics that we would be discussing include:

Emergent Curriculum in Early Childhood Settings

Image of the Child

Disposition of the Teacher

The Environment as the Third Teacher

Listening to Children's Voices

Making Sense of Intentional Teaching

Observation Strategies

Documentation Tools

Group Leader

The Learning Caravan Pte Ltd will assign a study group leader to take charge of the learning activities and school visits. The study group leader will meet with you and fellow participants at a city area venue for group travel arrangements to the schools.

"Wisdom is not the product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it."

Albert Einstein

Target Audience

1. Early Childhood Educators

2. Centre Leaders

3. Curriculum Planners

4. Trainers and Facilitators

5. Early Childhood Researchers

Take-Aways

This study group will give you the opportunity to see theories being implemented, gain deeper understanding of the emergent curriculum, engage in valuable discussions with global early childhood colleagues and generate fresh ideas that will transform your teaching practice.

By the end of the study programme, you should be able to gain knowledge on ways to collaborate with your students, parents & community to support child-directed learning and leave with better understanding of how you could offer rich, authentic childhood experiences that deepen a child's natural sense of wonder & imagination.

"We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience."

"Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world."

Nelson Mandela

Feedback

"What I liked about The Learning Caravan? I met with other teachers who worked in Reggio-inspired ways, learnt from what they had accomplished and had the opportunity to reflect with them about the work with children. We were all inspired and got lots of ideas to new projects to do with the kids. For instance, last week we built an outdoor kitchen in the kindergarten. I had also seen that some of the staff reflecting more about how they can work more Reggio principles into their daily work. We learnt how important it is that adults working with the children think about the children's interests. So I think that our trip to Stockholm and meeting all of you paid off well." - Karen Elise Fjelde

"Alyna, through The Learning Caravan, has made continual efforts to create new workshops and opportunities for early childhood practitioners to improve ourselves and expand our horizons." - Emily Yeo

"The Learning Caravan is a wonderful platform for Early Childhood educators to rediscover themselves and do better for the children they work with!" - Cheryl Ng-Ang

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Registration for study tours in 2018 is now open. The Learning Caravan has been organizing international study tours since 2011. Our study tours were well attended by educators from Taiwan, Greece, Norway, USA, UK, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. These study groups are professional learning circles for early childhood educators motivated to gain deeper understanding of the emergent curriculum and the Reggio Emilia approach, engage in valuable discussions with global early childhood colleagues and generate fresh ideas that will transform their teaching practice. Please drop us an email if you have any questions regarding the study tours.

The Learning Caravan has been organizing international study tours since 2011. Our study tours were well attended by educators from Taiwan, Greece, Norway, USA, UK, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. These study groups are professional learning circles for early childhood educators motivated to gain deeper understanding of the emergent curriculum and the Reggio Emilia approach.

The Learning Caravan organizes study groups for early childhood educators. These study groups are small & informal professional learning circles for early childhood educators who are motivated to gain deeper understanding on how they could offer rich, authentic childhood experiences that deepen a child’s natural sense of wonder & imagination. The study groups run for 1 – 3 days.

The theme for study group is "The Power of Play." We would devote time to talk about the importance of play in the early years and how we could incorporate more play into our programmes for children. The study groups are informal meetings with like-minded early childhood educators that are keen to develop deeper understanding of the emergent curriculum and principles of the Reggio Emilia approach.

Educators will visit different Reggio-inspired early-years centres, meet with with educators at the host centres, engage in dialogue wit…